My best day ever!!!!!!!!

DirtDigginDan

Hero Member
Jul 3, 2018
530
2,128
Buffalo,MN
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 800
Garrett Propointer 2
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Its been raining for three days straight and I had been dying to try out my new Equinox 800, today would be the day.

I woke up and got back out to the same old house I thought I had thoroughly gone over twice with my other detector.


Once I left my truck I started it up and swept it three times, and got a hit, thought that was odd as I wasn`t expecting one
right away. It was a solid 20 so I dug my plug, pinpointed it and scooped out a 1896 Indian Head!!! My oldest yet, and to make
it even better, it was five feet from where I dug the 1907 Indian last week.

I had a few more tones and dug up a wheat cent, and then three more within a few minutes.

Then I swept the end of the yard where I had the coin spill last week and got a 29 signal, I thought that might be good and once
I dug the plug I saw a Franklyn half dollar! Wow, it was pretty, my second silver coin!

Once that yard was done I went a block down the street to another house I`ve hit multiple times and found another wheat penny
right by the sidewalk.

Fifteen minutes later I went over by a big maple tree and got a funny signal, it was bouncing between 11-13 but it was repeating
so I thought I better dig it. Once I had the plug out, I found out it was in the plug and saw it was a nickel.

It was funny looking so I ran back to the truck and poured some water on it and all of a sudden saw a V, my first V Nickel!
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I thought this was about the best thing that was gonna happen today, but I was wrong, I checked the hole again, and found another one!!
Sorry, some of the pictures are a bit blurry, couldn`t be helped, my hands are still shaking!:laughing7:

This is just unbelievable 9 out of 13 coins were old, I don`t think I`ll beat this day anytime soon, WOW!!!!!:headbang: 20180921_100524.jpg 20180921_110246.jpg 20180921_110353.jpg 20180921_121516.jpg 20180921_121555.jpg 20180921_121857.jpg
 

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Tpmetal

Silver Member
Jan 4, 2017
4,437
7,561
Western ny
Detector(s) used
equinox 800, Whites mx sport, Garrot carrot, bounty hunter time ranger
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

A2coins

Gold Member
Dec 20, 2015
33,807
42,606
Ann Arbor
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
3
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
amazing I just found 3 spills on my max I dont know if its the detector attitude r luck or all 3 Im. happy foor you that gets ya pumped keep up the great finds
 

Racso

Hero Member
Apr 26, 2017
621
3,399
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
That’s a very nice hunt, congrats.
 

xr7ator

Gold Member
Sep 2, 2011
5,193
7,188
Denver, Colorado
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro, AT Gold, ATX, MH7 (oldie!) Minelab Explorer SE Pro, EQ800
Amazing that you missed a silver half with another detector, AND, that you had your best day ever swinging a brand new machine!

Congratulations, and good luck moving forward.
 

Whyme

Silver Member
Aug 22, 2007
3,731
5,451
Western New York
Detector(s) used
CTX-3030, Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Very nice finds! :icon_thumleft: 2 V nickels in one hole! Congrats!
 

Reanm8er

Bronze Member
Aug 17, 2018
2,283
3,556
Shenandoah Valley Va
Detector(s) used
WW2 Mine Detector, 2 Garrets and an Underwater Fisher (Older Machines)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Really nice finds, It seems oddly nostalgic to see folks getting so excited to hold the coins that were common in my youth. I think I got a franklin for my sixth birthday. Figuring they'd make and I'd get lots more, I spent that one on something unworthy. I remember when the bank distributed the first Lincoln cents. They gave us a bank shaped like a liberty bell if our folks opened an account for us. Banking was much different back then.
 

TommyB

Hero Member
Jul 24, 2013
563
860
OC, Calif
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
Whites Surf PI & Whites DFX
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Somebody was probably hanging upside down in that tree back in the 50's and emptied their pockets. Nice finds
 

JeffInMass

Silver Member
Jan 14, 2006
4,678
7,095
Cape Cod
Detector(s) used
Minelab Manticore, Minelab Equinox 600, Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Explorer XS, Fisher CZ6A
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
That was one awesome hunt- big time Congrats!

-- Jeff --
 

Rookster

Gold Member
Nov 24, 2013
29,382
111,597
Detector(s) used
XP Deus, F75Ltd., AT PRO, Garrett pointer
Primary Interest:
Cache Hunting
Awesome hunt. Congrats :icon_thumright:
 

Ogre1190

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2015
2,063
2,408
Northern Illinois
Detector(s) used
MineLab E-Trac, MineLab Safari, MineLab Explorer XS,
White's 5000 D, White's 6DB, White's 5000 D GEB
Sunray X-1 for the ML's, Garrett PP for the White's and a Backhoe
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Helluva first day! 🙌 Congrats!
 

Centsless Detecting

Bronze Member
Aug 13, 2017
1,305
3,773
Milwaukee WI
🥇 Banner finds
2
Detector(s) used
-Minelab Equinox 800 with 11" and 6" coils - Garett ACE 250 - Garett AT Pinpointer-
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Killer hunt for sure!
Congrats on your second silver and that V.
How long have you been detecting?
 

adit

Full Member
Apr 20, 2009
146
244
Detector(s) used
Fisher 1266x ,
Tesoro Vaquero
Nice coin finds .
Great hunt .:icon_thumleft:
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,425
Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Nice old coin shooting! :occasion14:
 

Capone

Sr. Member
Apr 28, 2017
298
1,028
MINNESOTA
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP DEUS II, Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Its been raining for three days straight and I had been dying to try out my new Equinox 800, today would be the day.

I woke up and got back out to the same old house I thought I had thoroughly gone over twice with my other detector.


Once I left my truck I started it up and swept it three times, and got a hit, thought that was odd as I wasn`t expecting one
right away. It was a solid 20 so I dug my plug, pinpointed it and scooped out a 1896 Indian Head!!! My oldest yet, and to make
it even better, it was five feet from where I dug the 1907 Indian last week.

I had a few more tones and dug up a wheat cent, and then three more within a few minutes.

Then I swept the end of the yard where I had the coin spill last week and got a 29 signal, I thought that might be good and once
I dug the plug I saw a Franklyn half dollar! Wow, it was pretty, my second silver coin!

Once that yard was done I went a block down the street to another house I`ve hit multiple times and found another wheat penny
right by the sidewalk.

Fifteen minutes later I went over by a big maple tree and got a funny signal, it was bouncing between 11-13 but it was repeating
so I thought I better dig it. Once I had the plug out, I found out it was in the plug and saw it was a nickel.

It was funny looking so I ran back to the truck and poured some water on it and all of a sudden saw a V, my first V Nickel!
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I thought this was about the best thing that was gonna happen today, but I was wrong, I checked the hole again, and found another one!!
Sorry, some of the pictures are a bit blurry, couldn`t be helped, my hands are still shaking!:laughing7:

This is just unbelievable 9 out of 13 coins were old, I don`t think I`ll beat this day anytime soon, WOW!!!!!:headbang: View attachment 1634407 View attachment 1634408 View attachment 1634409 View attachment 1634410 View attachment 1634411 View attachment 1634412

Great job.
 

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